Sicarius pics

[hauser]

Sicarius terrosus (Chile)
http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/70_Sicarius_terrosus/sicarius_terrosus_028.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/70_Sicarius_terrosus/sicarius_terrosus_027.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/70_Sicarius_terrosus/sicarius_terrosus_024.jpg


Sicarius hahni (Namibia)
http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_018.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_016.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_019.jpg

[RodG]

Amazing photos:clap:

[coffin pest]

Beautiful photos man.

[RottweilExpress]

Very nice! I love the pebbles in the photos. I hope you keep them on sand otherwise, the sand dust on the animals gives hint that you do ;)

I'm happy to keep S. terrosus, but I'd be reluctant to keep S. Hahni.

[hauser]

Very nice! I love the pebbles in the photos. I hope you keep them on sand otherwise, the sand dust on the animals gives hint that you do ;)

i do keep them on sand. the black pebbles ground is just a photo setup to give the pics a darker look. ;)

[proper_tea]

I'm happy to keep S. terrosus, but I'd be reluctant to keep S. Hahni.


Are hahni more dangerous than terrosus? I've been interested in this genus for a while now, because they have such interesting behavior, but I'm nervous about keeping any siccarius because of their venom. I think I'm gonna let other people do it for a few years until I'm more experienced with some "safer" hot species.

[8+)]

It's my understanding that S. hahni has a much more dangerous bite.

You must have an awesome collection hauser!

Great shots, they just look Bad Ass!!! :D

[proper_tea]

What did you use for lighting? I always have such a hard time with light sources.

[hauser]

What did you use for lighting? I always have such a hard time with light sources.

i use led lights, i build by myself. each light contains 3* luxeon k2 (3w) led (http://www.luxeon.com/products/line.cfm?lineId=18) (6000k). the current source has to be linear regulated, pwm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation) regulated led light looks ok for human eyes, but will freakout the picture chip in your camera.
my photo setup (bottom): http://scorpions.f1.to/?n1=98_Terrarium

[froggyman]

aww no shots of you handling it? haha

[hauser]

some new pics of Sicarius hahni

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_020.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_024.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_028.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_030.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_034.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_035.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_038.jpg

[Venom]

Gorgeous pictures!! I can never see enough pics of this genus.

And yes, S. hahni is more dangerous than S. terrosus ( though at this level of toxicity, it's a bit like comparing various strengths of nuclear warheads....dead is dead.)

[hauser]

i raised 1.1 Sicarius hahni (Namibia) from slings. they grow adult in about a year. i haven't noticed any aggressive or mating behaviour, after introducing the male into the females enclosure. everytime i was observing, they just did what they do all the time, hiding buried in sand, pretty boring spiders to keep. ;)
3 weeks later, she started building an egg sac. i'll keep you updated, as soon as the spiderlings hatch.

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_040.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_042.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_047.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_045.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_049.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_052.jpg

more S. hahni pics (http://scorpions.f1.to/?n1=92_Sicarius&n2=40_Sicarius_hahni)

[jsloan]

Wonderful photographic record of egg-laying and building the egg sac. I noticed a glob of the sand on her spinnerets. Is that how she manipulated the sand to put it into the sac wall, rather than picking it up with her chelicerae?

These pictures should end up in a book someday. This sort of life-history record needs to be preserved.

[jsloan]

And yes, S. hahni is more dangerous than S. terrosus ( though at this level of toxicity, it's a bit like comparing various strengths of nuclear warheads....dead is dead.)

Good way of putting it. :)

[hauser]

Wonderful photographic record of egg-laying and building the egg sac. I noticed a glob of the sand on her spinnerets. Is that how she manipulated the sand to put it into the sac wall, rather than picking it up with her chelicerae?
exactly, i haven't seen her picking sand with legs or chelicerae. they mix silk with sand while picking up. Sicarius sp. never uses silk besides building egg sacs.

[Yareus]

my Sicarius terrosus female:
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4337/dscf2600df7.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8195/dscf2602ku5.jpg

[P. Novak]

When will these be in the US? :eek:

I absolutely love this species and would love to own one or two... or three!

[mma316]

When will these be in the US? :eek:

I absolutely love this species and would love to own one or two... or three!

A couple of months back Tarantula Inc. had a few Sicarius terrosus for sale!

[hauser]

two months later, ~25-30 Sicarius hahni spiderlings hatched!{D

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_061.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_071.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_063.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_066.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_072.jpg

http://scorpions.f1.to/gallery/92_Sicarius/40_Sicarius_hahni/sicarius_hahni_074.jpg
more Sicarius hahni pics (http://scorpions.f1.to/?n1=92_Sicarius&n2=40_Sicarius_hahni)

[buthus]

aaaaaaaarrrrhhhgg!!! I wanna mate mine! :wall:
:clap:

[ErikWestblom]

Haha that last picture is awesome! Are u gonna separate right away?

[Amelia]

My word, those a pretty....

[Deroplatys]

Love that last shot!

[Pacmaster]

Those are some beautiful pictures of some ugly spiders, what kind of camera do you use?
Thanks, and those spiders really are pretty :liar:

[tarcan]

wow, this is great, thank you for sharing those pictures, the building of the eggsac is very interesting and the babies are so cute!

Congrats

Martin

[Hamburglar]

Fantastic photos... the photos of the egg sac/spiderlings are really great. You use the ring mount flash and LED's? That seems like a lot of light. Great work though.....

[hauser]

what kind of camera do you use?

nikon d300 with 60mm/2.8 macro lens

You use the ring mount flash and LED's? That seems like a lot of light.
i use ringmount flash or leds, never both at the same time. but i prefer the led spots.

[burmish101]

Amazing pics, cant wait until S. hahni are available in the u.s. someday.